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Blue

Halilintar : Blue

"I have a unique sight vision.. I can only sees warm colours

Even the sky gives yellow hue instead of what supposed they to be blue"

"I wish I can see what they meant for the beautiful cold colours"

"But somehow when I was age 7, he(Taufan) introduced me to blue colour"

"The only blue I can see. They said blue represents melancholy but here he is full of energy, the joy, the sun.

He is the only blue I have,

The purest and free from stain of lethargy."
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Now we are in high school, Gempa was selected to be the head prefect which made him sometimes being busy. Today as well, he had to stay after school time.

We had no extracurricular today, just like usual we walked back to home using the safe route we often used.

We were at the side of road, waiting for the pedestrian traffic light to switch to green, then the two of us began crossing the road

Strange, we were holding hands that time

Strange, I somehow wasn't aware with my surroundings when we were crossing

"Halilintar!!!"

strange, I felt strong yanked at that time pulling me to the behind, our intertwined fingers were also break free.

And strange, there was a truck in high speed hitting Taufan before he got to be by my side.

How...

How can the..

Everything went chaotic, I rushed to the area he landed,

red colour appeared and it was not from me, but from him.

And that was when I realised... How blue could become red

My breath changed its rhythm, I could not accept what I was seeing.

Taufan also slowly struggling to breathe, tears overflowed out of his weak eyes, he cried "Hali...Halilintar... I..I want to live"

That was my first time witnessing Taufan showing the true meaning of blue that the society had valued.

I heard siren coming closer and closer, and I realised it is now crowded here. Thank you to anyone who called for help.

"T-Taufan.."
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Taufan now is in the operation room, I decided to call Gempa and our parents. Telling them the upsetting news, I could hear something, an object shattered when I was calling mum.

It took 45 minutes for Gempa to come, how funny today he did not bring his bicycle. We reunited, with him in mess of sweats and his shirt was tuck out due to running

And me with stained of Taufan's dried blood. "Halilintar!" Gempa quickly neared me, seeing my left arm was wrapped with bandages and other minor injury on my face, asking questions and then hugged me.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry.. I was not there with you guys. I'm sorry" Gempa voice was shaking, I could not see his face, he kept apologising.

Say something! Don't stay frozen, Halilintar!

SAY SOMETHING

"Gempa, I—" my words got cut off by my own tears, I suddenly broke down, crying like there's no day tomorrow.

This is not what I want.

I went back to my crybaby self. I can feel, Gempa's hands that had been wrapping me slowly gripping my back, I could care less that my school shirt had wrinkled.

2 hours had passed, Taufan was safe but he is in coma due to much loss of blood. He was transferred to ICU. Mum and dad also arrived and at the side of his bed, weeping.

Gempa and I stood there staring at him who is in pitiful state, our tears had dried, tired, not giving the chance to shed again.

Both of us held hands, with Gempa other hand holding Taufan's right hand that was free from cast unlike the left one.

I looked and saw how the pure blue.. is fading.

— The End —

[ 2 AM : 22/07/2024]